Special Tactics Airmen open airfield after Wake Island typhoon

Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group deployed to Andersen Air Base, Guam, July 18, 2015 to support the 36th Crisis Response Group with the opening of Wake Island airfield after a typhoon hit the island.Prior to Typhoon Halola’s arrival, more than 125 Department of Defense members were

Special Tactics Airmen bring in 485 infantrymen

Gold Thunder 2.0 prepares ST combat mission support team for real world ops

To meet the unique deployed demands levied upon the combat mission support team the 320th Special Tactics Squadron created a program that gives their combat mission support specialists, known as Gold Team, the training needed to ensure the operators get the support they need in real world

5,000 days of war: Any time, anywhere, all the time

It’s been 5,000 days of struggle, rugged landscapes, blood and sweat.It’s been 5,000 days of exhaustion, injuries, and long separations from family, friends and home.On June 27, the 17th Special Tactics Squadron will mark 5,000 days of unremitting war.Their 5,000-day epoch began in October, one

USAF Weapons School JTAC graduates to receive hallowed patches

When the first five graduates of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s Joint Terminal Attack Controller Weapons Instructor Course receive their diplomas during the school’s class 15-A graduation June 27, they will also be awarded the coveted graduate patch of the USAFWS and enter into an elite group

Special Tactics Airmen crush ‘Monster Mash’

Specials Tactics Airmen from the 24th Special Operations Wing endured a grueling ‘Monster Mash’ training event, June 11, 2015, on Spectre Island on Eglin Range, Fla. Monster Mash is a long-standing special tactics training tradition, consisting of an obstacle course where special operators complete

26th STS members participate in fitness standards study

Nearly two dozen members of the 26th Special Tactics Squadron participated in a physical fitness study that analyzes mission requirements for Battlefield Airmen.The physical fitness tests are part of an in-depth study to scientifically measure Battlefield Airmen’s operational mission requirements.

9 Special Tactics Airmen commended for reaction to Hwy 98 car accident

Nine Airmen received Community Service Awards May 20 from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Department. The commendations were for their selfless reaction of rendering aid following a multi-car accident on a major thoroughfare in west Okaloosa County. A significant crash March 3, 2015, blocked all

48-hour battle results in Air Force Cross, Silver Star medals

Three Special Tactics combat controllers received the Air Force Cross and two Silver Star medals for extraordinary heroism and gallantry in the face of danger on a previous deployment to Afghanistan, May 6, here.The combat controllers, 21st Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group, 24th

Special Tactics Airmen to receive high medals of valor

One U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman from 21st Special Tactics Squadron, 24th Special Operations Wing, will receive the Air Force Cross, and two Special Tactics Airman, 21 STS, will receive the Silver Star for courageous actions during a 48-hour battle against nearly 100 insurgents in